New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 16:1-4

1Now when Davidוְדָוִ֗דve.da.VidH1732had passedH5674a littleמְעַט֙me.'AtH4592beyondH5674the summitמֵֽהָרֹ֔אשׁme.ha.RoshH7218,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,Zibaצִיבָ֛אtzi.Va'H6717the servantנַ֥עַרNa.'arH5288of MephiboshethH4648metלִקְרָאת֑וֹlik.ra.ToH7122himwith a coupleוְצֶ֨מֶדve.Tze.medH6776of saddledחֲבֻשִׁ֗יםcha.vu.ShimH2280donkeysחֲמֹרִ֜יםcha.mo.RimH2543, and on them weretwoמָאתַ֨יִםma.Ta.yimH3967hundredוּמֵאָ֧הu.me.'AhH3967loaves of breadלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899,a hundredוּמֵ֥אָהu.Me.'ahH3967clustersH6778of raisinsצִמּוּקִ֛יםtzi.mu.KimH6778,a hundredH3967summerקַ֖יִץKa.yitzH7019fruitsH7019,and a jugוְנֵ֥בֶלve.Ne.velH5035of wineיָֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196.

2The kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Zibaצִיבָ֖אtzi.Va'H6717, “Whyמָה־mah-H4100do you have theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428?”And Zibaצִ֠יבָאTzi.va'H6717saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The donkeysהַחֲמוֹרִ֨יםha.cha.mo.RimH2543are for the king’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428householdלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004to rideלִרְכֹּ֗בlir.KoH7392,and the breadוְהַלֶּ֤חֶםu.ha.le.chemH3899and summerוְהַקַּ֙יִץ֙ve.ha.Ka.yitzH7019fruitH7019for the youngהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288to eatלֶאֱכ֣וֹלle.'e.KholH398,and the wineוְהַיַּ֕יִןve.hai.Ya.yinH3196,for whoeverH3287is faintH3287in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057to drinkלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.TotH8354.”

3Then the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “And whereוְאַיֵּ֖הve.'ai.YehH346isyour master’sאֲדֹנֶ֑יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113sonבֶּן־ben-H1121?” AndZibaצִיבָ֜אtzi.Va'H6717saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009,he is stayingיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,for he saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559, ‘Todayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478will restoreיָשִׁ֤יבוּya.Shi.vuH7725the kingdomמַמְלְכ֥וּתmam.le.KhutH4468of my fatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1to me.’”

4So the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Zibaלְצִבָ֔אle.tzi.Va'H6717, “Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,allכֹּ֖לkolH3605that belongs to MephiboshethH4648is yours.” And Zibaצִיבָא֙tzi.Va'H6717saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I prostrateהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֵ֔יתִיhish.ta.cha.Vei.tiH7812myself; let me findאֶמְצָא־'em.tza'-H4672favorחֵ֥ןchenH2580in your sightבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,O my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113,the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428!”

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